1. How many siblings (brothers/sisters) do you have?
2. Do you have your own family now?
3. How many children do you have?/How many children do you want to have?
4. Does your mother/father have a large family?
5. Do you have many cousins?
6. What are your parents like?
7. What do your parents do for a living?
8. Do you take after your mother's side or your father's side?
9. Do you live with your family? If not, how far is your house from their house?
10. Did you ever wish to be an only child or to have more siblings?
Family Relationships
1. How close are you with your family?
2. What do you enjoy doing together as a family?
3. Do you have strong family ties?
4. Do you say sorry and show your love and care to each other?
5. Do you spend quality time with your family or do you have family bonding time/activities?
6. How is your relationship with your grandparents?
7. How is your relationship with your uncles/aunts/ and cousins?
8. Have you experienced fighting with your siblings or having sibling rivalry?
Family Customs and Traditions
1. When do you have a family reunion?
2. In your country, at what age of the children are parents required to be responsible for them? Do most children live independently at that certain age?
3. What is a typical Christmas like in your family?
4. How does your family celebrate important occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, New Year, and the like?
5. Do you have a unique family tradition or custom?
Questions for Discussions
1. How have families in your country changed over time?
2. What is the most pressing issue facing families in your country?
3. Is the birth rate in your country increasing or decreasing?
Vocabulary Expressions for Family:
spouse next of kin
see someone off family man
take after someone deplorable
black sheep reconciliation
reputation game changer
watch over someone upbringing
raising rearing
dysfunctional relatives
family ties family bonding
extended family wear the pants
blood is thicker than water bickering
sibling rivalry flare-up
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